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Archive Home > 2010 > January > 15 > A top NBC executive calls O’Brien ‘astounding failure’

A top NBC executive calls O’Brien ‘astounding failure’

By Bill Carter / The Bulletin
January 15, 2010

A top NBC executive, Dick Ebersol, chairman of NBC Universal Sports, said Thursday the reason for Jay Leno’s return to NBC’s late-night roster after a short stint in prime time this season was simple: disappointing ratings for Conan O’Brien’s “Tonight Show.”

“What this is really all about is an....

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